School and library opportunity · Solicitation
Internet access for Centralia School District 135
270001966 · Centralia School District 135 · E-Rate (USAC)
! Responses due Nov 11, 2026, 1:00 AM ET · 4 days left
- Agency
- Centralia School District 135
- Responses due
- Nov 11, 2026, 1:00 AM ET
- Posted
- Oct 14, 2026
- NAICS code
- Not listed
- Set-aside
- None
- Place of performance
- Il
- Notice type
- Solicitation
- Solicitation number
- 270001966
- Official notice
- View on E-Rate (USAC) →
What the agency is buying
E-Rate competitive bidding notice (FCC Form 470 #270001966, funding year 2027). Centralia School District 135, a school district in IL, asks service providers for bids.
Send your bid by November 10, 2026: the applicant may sign a contract from the allowable contract date, November 11, 2026. The applicant also issued an RFP, which may set its own deadline on or after that date: read it on the form.
To be paid through E-Rate, a provider needs a SPIN (FCC Form 498).
Services requested:
• Category 1, Data Transmission And/Or Internet Access: Internet Access And Data Transmission Service (quantity 1 Each, capacity 2048.00 Mbps to 5120.00 Mbps, 4 entities)
• Category 1, Data Transmission And/Or Internet Access: Internet Access And Data Transmission Service (quantity 4 Each, capacity 10240.00 Mbps to 10240.00 Mbps, 4 entities)
Category 1 details: PROPOSALS are due by Monday, November 16, 2026 at 12:00 noon CST. The head end is located at the District Office, 400 S. Elm St., Centralia, IL. The district presently has a Clearwave 10-Gigabit per second Fiber Optic Wide Area Network with services terminated at the headend, District Office. The Centralia City School District 135 seeks proposals for a renewed or new managed Fiber Optic WAN service to connect its school buildings together. Please provide pricing for a 3-year contract. See RFP for additional details.
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The district currently has a 3Gb Internet connection that serves the district and is looking for a new or renewed solution. Please provide pricing for a 3-year contract. For access to the schools, please contact Don Ford at [email protected] or 618 545-6603.
Technical and E-rate questions must be emailed to Jerry Steinberg at [email protected]. Please indicate the Form 470 number and the school district name in the subject line.
Proposals should be emailed to Don Ford at [email protected], Karen Applehoff at [email protected] and Jerry Steinberg at [email protected]. Please indicate the Form 470 number and the school district name in the subject line of all responses.
DISQUALIFICATION FACTOR: Responses not received by the due date cited in the RFP or Form 470 may be disqualified.
DISQUALIFICATION FACTOR: Responses that do not address the requirements in the RFP or Form 470 will be disqualified.
DISQUALIFICATION FACTOR: Responses that do not provide the Lowest Corresponding Price will be disqualified.
Service providers submitting proposals in response to this FCC Form 470 must be in compliance with rules and orders governed by the Federal Communications Commission. The vendor must agree to comply with rules and regulations of USAC. Vendors must be familiar with billing methods and timelines associated with USAC. Vendor must be in good standing with the USAC and not red-lighted.
The vendor must include their SPIN number on the bid/proposal. Service providers responding to this Form 470 should clearly identify E-rate Eligible and Ineligible equipment and pricing. Any ineligible products, services or components bundled with eligible products or services must be listed separately from the eligible products or services. Prices for these ineligible products or services must be allocated out of the price for the eligible services; failure to do so can lead to rejection of the bid. Allocations must comply with USAC rules which specify that the allocation methodology must be based on tangible criteria and reach a realistic result.
Eligible entities: 4.
From the official notice on E-Rate (USAC).
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